Five Time Champion
Bear Media, The | Release Date: January 24, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoFeb 1, 2012
It's full of really subtle dichotomies and internal conflicts, but what makes Julius' story seem authentic is how totally incongruous it feels. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRachel SaltzJan 26, 2012
Deliberately small-scale, Five Time Champion has tough-minded moments but too often veers toward the sweet and even the treacly. It's pleasant enough, but too careful to be very involving. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick PinkertonJan 24, 2012
Rule of thumb: If a movie about how life is messy features someone lecturing about how messy life is, that movie is not nearly messy enough to do justice to life. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJan 24, 2012
A coming-of-age tale that, with every landscape cutaway and twinkling note from its xylophone-heavy score, begs to be taken as a dreamy slice of countryside profundity. Read full review
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